Bucket Drumming Online School
Learn To Play & Teach Bucket Drumming.
Even If You're Not A Drummer.
Get your whole class making music 🪣
Are you looking for a fun way to keep your students engaged?
Whether you need a place to start or simply some fresh ideas for your class, you’re in the right place.
First one’s on me! 🥁
Join Bucket Drumming and enjoy more than 150 tutorials with sheet music
Not a drummer?
You can still teach rhythm.
You don’t need a drumming background to get your students playing.
Sammy shows you the technique step by step, so you don’t have to know it all yourself.
You just follow these 3 steps:
Watch
Sammy shows the rhythm from different angles, so you and your students can see exactly what to do.
Mirror
Your students copy what they see and hear, following along with the movements and rhythms on screen.
Guide
You watch, compare, and give feedback to your students along the way. Does it look and sound similar? That’s where the learning happens.
A fun way to teach real rhythm to your students — even if you’ve never picked up a drumstick.
What members are saying…
“I loved ALL of your videos and so did the inner city kids I taught!
Jolanta HoffmannFlorida, United States
Keep on making them!”
“Thank you! I enjoyed your website. Your great personality make it very fun and entertaining as well as educational. Keep up the good work!”
KellyElementary Teacher
“Your site is one of the best resources I have found. We’re going to use the video you sent this morning!”
BenjaminBand teacher
Everything you need to teach rhythm & keep it fun
Songs, games, step-by-step lessons, and teacher tools to get your students playing.
Loud is good. Chaos isn’t!
30+ Cover Songs
Songs your students know and love
- Bibia Be Ye Ye – Ed Sheeran
- Can’t Stop the Feeling – Justin Timberlake
- 7 Nation Army – The White Stripes
- Imagine – John Lennon and more …
15+ Original Compositions
Build steady beat, reading, and counting through play
- Starting with Basic Quarter Note Pieces
- Builds to more Advanced Multi-Part Compositions
- Includes Sheet Music
50+ Beat Breakdowns
Learn a rhythm step by step, then teach it the same way
- Beginner – Advanced
- Many different styles of rhythms
- Different time signatures
10+ Show Off Moves
Fun tricks, twirls, and rolls to keep students engaged
- Stick Tricks and Twirls
- Different Drum Rolls
- Improvising Tricks
Teacher Toolkit
Loud is good. Chaos isn’t!
Practical help for your classroom
- Lessons plan building
- Classroom Management
- Volume Solutions
- Breaking Down Rhythms
Quizzes & Lessons
Turn rhythm reading, tempo, and listening into a game
- Bucket Drumming Equipment and Parts
- Reading Rhythms
- Tempo and Sound Matching Challenges
- Paradiddle Challenge
Sammy’s Story
"Before I owned a drum set, I would play on anything that was around: buckets, Tupperware, pots, and even my little brother."
As a kid, I was obsessed with rhythm. I was always tapping my pencil in class and getting in trouble for it, but I couldn’t seem to stop. If something could make a sound, I wanted to play it.
I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t tapping, but drumming didn’t just come naturally to me. It took years of practice, persistence, and learning everything I could.
Along the way, I played in marching bands, performed with headliners, and toured across four continents. But one of my favorite parts was always teaching workshops about the thing I loved most: RHYTHM.
Later, while working as an elementary school teacher, I started using bucket drums with my students.
They loved it.
We could work on rhythm, listening, coordination, and making music together — with something as simple as a bucket and a pair of sticks.
That experience planted the seed for the Bucket Drumming Online School.
I wanted to create a place where teachers and students could have fun with rhythm without needing fancy equipment or years of drumming experience.
Today, the school is filled with step-by-step videos, songs, sheet music, teacher tools, and plenty of ways to get your class making music.
The goal is simple: make rhythm fun, accessible, and easier to teach.
“Your videos are easy to follow because you always use right, left, top, rim or sides consistently, and you are very engaging!”
JessyMarketing Assistant
“The 30 Lesson curriculum is great, easy to follow! My 4th, 5th and 6th grade students have really enjoyed this Bucket Drumming unit. Good way to end the school year!”
LauraMusic Teacher
“Your website is awesome. I teach k12 music, band and Orchestra... I use bucket drumming in replace of recorders with my fifth graders. My kids loved bucket drumming and the community loved watching it. Thanks!”
BrandonOrchestra Teacher
What’s inside the Bucket Drumming Online School?
“Sammy, You were able to show 75 kids a love for drumming that they never knew they had. It was evident from day one that you truly enjoy the art of drumming and teaching it to kids. Bucket drumming was the favorite activity of many this summer, including the adults. Your talent and passion for drumming is something I truly hope you continue to share with the world.”
Brigid MejiaAndy Rodick Foundation
“I really loved everything about your website.
The lessons, videos, music, and tabs were awesome learning materials for anyone wanting to learn how to bucket drum.
Thank you for the wonderful experience, and for making it easy to teach my students.
They thoroughly enjoyed every moment and it was largely thanks to you.Thanks!”
Kevin WallaceMusic Teacher
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Pop Songs Simplified
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Sheet Music with Standard Notation
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$19.95 /mo
Frequently Asked Questions
How does this work?
Join, choose a lesson, and press play. Follow Sammy step by step, show the videos to your students, and use the sheet music and teacher resources whenever you need them. Start where you are and move at your own pace.
Is it easy to cancel my subscription?
Yes, easy to cancel anytime with click of a button in the account area.
Is there a phone number I can reach someone?
You can send a chat message at the bottom right part of the screen where it says “Help.” If you’d like to speak with someone call or leave a message at 903-231-3786.
Can Sammy come teach a Workshop for us?
If you’re interested in Sammy teaching a workshop send us an email or a chat message for more information.